Public Hearing on Plans for Trail Connection from Storrs Center – Main Street Homes

May 16, 2016 – The Mansfield Downtown Partnership will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 2 at 5:30 pm at the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center, First Floor, 23 Royce Circle to hear comments on an application by Main Street Homes – Storrs, LLC for a zoning permit for construction of trails and connection of trails located in the Town Conservation Area to the east of Sherwood Street in Phase 3 of the Storrs Center project.

The hearing will be held pursuant to Mansfield’s Zoning Regulations for the Storrs Center Special Design District. The purpose of this hearing is to receive written or oral comments for the purpose of rendering an advisory opinion to the Director of Planning & Development regarding the submitted Zoning Permit application and pertinent criteria for the Storrs Center Special Design District.

Application materials, including project mapping, are available for review at the Mansfield Planning Office and Town Clerk’s Office at 4 South Eagleville Road, at the Mansfield Downtown Partnership Office at 23 Royce Circle, at the Mansfield Public Library at 54 Warrenville Road, and at www.mansfieldct.gov/scplanningdocs.

Storrs Center is a mixed-use town center and main street corridor at the crossroads of the Town of Mansfield and the University of Connecticut. Located along Storrs Road adjacent to the University, the Town Hall, E.O. Smith High School, and the Mansfield Community Center, Storrs Center combines retail, restaurant, and office uses with residential apartments.

For more information about the Storrs Center project, please visit the Partnership’s website (www.mansfieldct.gov/DowntownPartnership) which includes detailed information as well as a list of frequently asked questions. Interested residents may also call the Partnership office (860.429.2740) with questions about the proposed plans for construction of trails and connection of trails located in the Town Conservation Area to the east of Sherwood Street in Phase 3 of the Storrs Center project.